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Eurostat.- Employment down by 0.5% in euro area and by 0.2% in EU27

Eurostat.- Employment down by 0.5% in euro area and by 0.2% in EU27

The number of persons employed decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.2% in the EU27 in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2012, employment decreased by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU27. These figures are seasonally adjusted.